We shouldn’t just collect or flip books, we should also read them. A good story can make your purchase well worth the money spent if you ask me. After all, we buy books to read for entertainment right? Even if you can’t flip them, reading is just as rewarding.
We tend to focus on mostly the floppy copies each week and kind of ignore the trades and hardcovers that come out week after week.
I love original graphic novels. I mean, don’t get me wrong but a good graphic novel that was meant to be read from beginning to end without weeks of delay or months between issues is how reading should be done.
I also love a good crime suspense drama.
One corpse. Two dead women. LA’s biggest crime conspiracy. Los Angeles, 2030.
Criminagent Milo Deckman witnesses a woman’s murder. At the morgue, retinal identification indicates not one, but two identities, each with her own husband. Deckman can’t resist getting involved in the case, but he soon finds that he’s not the only one interested in the double-life of this mysterious woman-she’s also wrapped up with both an exclusive division of the federal intelligence agency and the most infamous crime lord in L.A… and it’s not clear who’s on what side.
Paul Pope has a lot of fans. We haven’t see a lot come out from him as of lately. I know he’s had some issues that are inexcusable, true or not, maybe that’s the case. We can always appreciate the past work though.
Following the 20th anniversary edition of PAUL POPE’s HEAVY LIQUID, IMAGE is proud to release POPE’s follow-up, 100%, in a newly remastered edition collecting all 5 issues, a gallery of the wraparound covers, unseen art and sketches, and a stunning wraparound cover colored by YUKO SHIMIZU.
Time Magazine listed both HEAVY LIQUID and 100% among their 100 most important science fiction graphic novels of the decade, and fans and critics alike regard 100% as some of POPE’s most emotionally charged and literary work, akin to Los Bros.
Hernandez’s Love and Rockets and the films of Wong Kar-wai. Set in HEAVY LIQUID’s alternate future New York and the same timeline as hit series Batman Year 100, 100% focuses on the intertwining struggles, hopes, and loves of six characters all working and frequenting the seedy Catshack strip club. Blending the worlds of sex work, MMA fighting, and urban menace, 100% asks-is it possible to find love, safety, and hope in this dystopian American megalopolis? Collects 100% #1-5
The classics are the best and you can’t go wrong with some classic story telling by Stan Lee and the awesome art from Steve Ditko.
Marvel Masters of Suspense Lee & Ditko Omnibus HC Vol 02
Concluding Marvel’s once-in-a-lifetime Omnibus collection of every astonishing tale of suspense by the inimitable duo of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko!
Their collaborations birthed the Amazing Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, and in these pages you’ll find the concepts, themes and creative origins of those iconic super heroes. They’re packed inside tight five-page thrillers, stories covering everything from aliens with outsized agendas to down-on-their-luck gutter bums. Stories that sought to raise the bar for comic-book storytelling. Stories that plumb the human condition, expand the language of comics – and shock your pants off. Extensively researched and painstakingly restored, this, True Believer, is the collection you’ve dreamed of – and a testament to two of Marvel Comics’ greatest creators.
Collecting material from JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #74-96, STRANGE TALES (1951) #92-109 and #112-113, TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #27-48, TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) #25-44 and #46, AMAZING ADULT FANTASY #7-14, and AMAZING FANTASY (1962) #15. All Ages
For the fans of Joe Quesada. The only thing that would make this one better is if it was oversized and you can pull them out to throw in some frames.
Marvel Portfolio Joe Quesada HC
Legendary creator and artist Joe Quesada has left an indelible mark on comics from Amazing Spider-Man to Daredevil and more!
Now, Marvel proudly presents 12 gorgeous, full-color reproductions of some of his most iconic works from the House of Ideas – all in a stunning hardcover case. Rated T+